U.S. patent number 4,278,286 [Application Number 05/665,659] was granted by the patent office on 1981-07-14 for device for mounting the molding of a bonded type windshield.
Invention is credited to Gunji Kiba, Hiroyuki Mizuno.
United States Patent |
4,278,286 |
Kiba , et al. |
July 14, 1981 |
Device for mounting the molding of a bonded type windshield
Abstract
A device for mounting a windshield molding to a bonded-type
windshield has an interposing member for securing to the glass and
to a window frame, and a resiliently deformable fixing member to be
engaged on the interposing member and serving to mount the
windshield molding. The interposing member includes a holding
portion adapted to support the windshield glass and to be secured
to the window frame by a bonding agent, and a snug fit portion
which is integrally formed with the holding position. The fixing
member includes a first groove which receives the snug fit portion
of the interposing member, for securing the two items together. The
fixing member further has at least one second groove to receive and
securely hold a portion of the windshield molding.
Inventors: |
Kiba; Gunji (Fujisawa-shi,
Kanagawa-ken, JP), Mizuno; Hiroyuki (Fujisawa-shi,
Kanagawa-ken, JP) |
Family
ID: |
26369602 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/665,659 |
Filed: |
March 14, 1976 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Mar 10, 1975 [JP] |
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50-31148 |
Dec 19, 1975 [JP] |
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50-170520 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
296/93;
52/716.6 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B60J
10/265 (20160201); B60J 10/70 (20160201); B60J
10/30 (20160201) |
Current International
Class: |
B60J
10/00 (20060101); B60J 10/02 (20060101); B60J
001/02 () |
Field of
Search: |
;296/93
;52/718,716,717,397 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Song; Robert R.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Drucker; William A.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A device, for mounting a windshield molding of a bonded-type
windshield, comprising:
(i) an interposing member including
(a) a holding portion adapted to support a windshield glass and to
be secured to a window frame by a bonding agent, and
(b) a snug fit portion integrally formed with the holding
portion
(ii) a fixing member including a first groove which receives said
snug fit portion of said interposing member as a snug fit thereby
to secure the fixing member to the interposing member, said fixing
member including second groove means to receive and securely hold a
windshield molding.
2. A device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holding portion is
shaped to receive and sandwich an edge portion of a windshield
glass, and wherein a resilient bracket having said snug fit portion
is integrally formed with said holding portion.
3. A device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fixing member has
opposed first and second surfaces, said first surface including
said first groove, and said second surface including said second
groove means as two grooves each adapted to receive a respective
part of a windshield molding.
4. A device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holding portion
includes a corrugated glass-supporting portion, and wherein said
interposing member includes a pressing portion which abuts said
fixing member and urges said fixing member into abutment with the
glass such that the glass is held between the corrugated portion
and the fixing member.
5. A device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fixing member has
opposed first and second surfaces, said first surface including
said first groove, said second surface including said second groove
means as a single groove adapted to receive and secure a part of a
windshield molding, said fixing member further including at said
first surface a press fit portion which has a slot and a pressing
portion to abut against a surface of the windshield glass.
6. A device, as claimed in claim 11, wherein said fixing member has
opposed first and second surfaces, said first surface including
said first groove, said second surface including said second groove
means as a single groove adapted to receive and secure a part of a
windshield molding, said fixing member further including at said
first surface a pressing portion to abut against a surface of the
windshield glass.
7. A device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fixing member has
opposed first and second surfaces, said first surface including
said first groove, and said second surface including said second
groove means as two grooves each adapted to receive a respective
part of a windshield molding, said fixing member further including
at said first surface a press fit portion having a slot.
8. A device, for mounting a windshield molding of a bonded-type
windshield, comprising:
(i) an interposing member
(ii) a fixing member
said interposing member including:
(a) a holding portion adapted to support a windshield glass and to
be secured to a window frame by a bonding agent,
(b) a snug fit portion integrally formed with the holding portion,
and
(c) a restraining means which engages with said fixing member to
restrain said fixing member against movement along the edge of the
windshield glass whilst permitting said fixing member to move
transversely to the edge of the glass,
said fixing member including
(d) an engaging portion to secure the windshield molding,
(e) a portion to form a snug fit with the snug fit portion of the
interposing member, and
(f) a portion for engagement by said restraining portion so as to
be slidable relative thereto transversely to the edge of the
glass.
9. A device, as claimed in claim 8, wherein said fixing member has
opposed first and second surfaces, said fixing member having at
said first surface a groove to receive as a snug fit the snug fit
portion of the interposing member, said fixing member having at
said second surface two grooves to receive respective parts of a
molding, said fixing member further having supporting arms
extending at both sides thereof, and wherein said holding portion
receives and sandwiches an edge portion of the windshield glass,
the snug fit portion being formed at an end of an elastic bracket
integral with the holding portion, and wherein the restraining
means includes longitudinal guide holes receiving the supporting
arms slidably therein.
10. A device, as claimed in claim 8, wherein said fixing member has
opposed first and second surfaces, said fixing member having at
said first surface a groove to receive as a snug fit the snug fit
portion of the interposing member, said fixing member having at
said second surface two grooves to receive respective parts of a
molding, said fixing member further having abutting portions
extending at both sides thereof, and wherein said holding portion
receives and sandwiches an edge portion of the windshield glass,
the snug fit portion being formed at the end of an elastic bracket
integral with the holding portion, and wherein the restraining
means is a pair of embracing and keeping portions which embrace
said abutting portions slidably.
Description
This invention relates to improvements in the molding mounting
portion of a bonded type windshield in a car.
Heretofore, a system in which a windshield glass is bonded and
fixed to a window frame with a bonding agent has been known. A
windshield molding mounted in the case of the bonding and fixing
system has a structure in which it is in contact with the window
frame or the body surface. The system therefore has the drawbacks
that the vibrations etc. of the car give forth noises at the part
of the contact between the windshield molding and the body surface
and that they make flaws in the body surface to cause rust
therefrom. Further disadvantages are that the number of constituent
parts is large, that the number of stages of the mounting work
increased in vain, and that if a dimensional error occurs, it needs
to be corrected, so a smooth and prompt assemblage is
impossible.
This invention provides mounting device which has solved the
problems of preventing the noises and the flaws in body surface
which may arise due to contact between the windshield molding and
the window frame, of absorbing the dimensional errors of the
windshield glass, the window frame etc. in the assemblage so as to
facilitate the assembly operation, and of achieving a reduction of
cost owing to decrease in the number of constituent parts.
Another object of this invention is to reliably hold the windshield
molding by disposing a restraint structure which prevents the
mounted molding from floating away from the surface of the
windshield glass.
Some embodiments of the device according to this invention will be
described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a front view of a car window mounted by the device of
this invention,
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a first embodiment of the device of
this invention as taken along a line A--A in FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a windshield molding fixing member
for use in the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a windshield glass interposing
member for use in the first embodiment,
FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of the device of
this invention as taken along the line A--A in FIG. 1,
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a windshield molding fixing member
for use in the second embodiment,
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a windshield glass interposing
member for use in the second embodiment,
FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a third embodiment of the device of
this invention as taken along the line A--A in FIG. 1,
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a windshield molding fixing member
for use in the third embodiment,
FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the device of
this invention as taken along the line A--A in FIG. 1,
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a windshield molding fixing member
for use in the fourth embodiment,
FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a fifth embodiment of the device of
this invention as taken along the line A--A in FIG. 1,
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a windshield molding fixing member
for use in the fifth embodiment,
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a windshield glass interposing
member for use in the fifth embodiment,
FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing another structure of the
windshield molding fixing member for use in the fifth embodiment,
and
FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing another structure of the
windshield glass interposing member for use in the fifth
embodiment.
In FIG. 1, numeral 1 designates a windshield molding which is
mounted around a windshield glass 2 by the device of this
invention.
FIGS. 2 to 4 show the first embodiment of the device of this
invention. It is constructed of a windshield glass interposing
member (for interposing or holding the windshield glass between
this member and a windshield molding fixing member to be stated
below) 5 (refer to FIG. 4) which consists of a sandwiching portion
15 for sandwiching the peripheral edge of the windshield glass 2
therein, and a resilient bracket 13 made for example by cutting and
raising a side part of the sandwiching portion 15 and having a snug
fit portion 14 formed by curling the fore end of the bracket 13;
and a windshield molding fixing member 6 (refer to FIG. 3) which is
molded of rubber or a synthetic resin and which is provided with
grooves 8 and 10 for fixing the windshield molding 1, a groove 7
adapted to snugly fit the curled snug fit portion 14 of the
windshield glass interposing member 5, and a press fit portion 12
capable of elastic deformation. The groove 8 for fixing the
windshield molding 1 should desirably be formed with an engaging
portion 9 with its inner end bent.
The assembly of the first embodiment of this invention made up of
the above constituent elements will be explained with reference to
FIG. 2. A plurality of windshield glass interposing members 5 are
attached to the peripheral edge of the windshield glass 2 at
suitable intervals. That is, the sandwiching portion 15 formed in
the windshield glass interposing member 5 is snugly put on the
peripheral edge of the windshield glass 2. Then, the windshield
glass interposing member 5 is set on a window frame 3 and bonded
and fixed thereto by a bonding agent 4. Thereafter, the windshield
molding fixing member 6 is snugly fixed through its groove 7 to the
snug fit portion 14 at the fore end of the bracket 13 which is
provided in the windshield glass interposing member 5. Some
dimensional error at the attachment of the windshield molding
fixing member 6 is absorbed by the resilience of the bracket 13,
the press fit portion 12 of the windshield molding fixing member 6
being pressedly contacted with the surface of the window frame 3 by
the elastic force of the bracket 13, whereafter the state of
attachment is firmly held by the elastic deformation of the press
fit portion 12 itself. Further, the windshield molding fixing
portion 6 abuts against the outer surface of the windshield glass 2
at the upper end thereof and urges the windshield glass 2 in the
bonding direction.
Subsequently, the windshield molding 1 is attached to the secured
windshield molding fixing member 6. That is, the windshield molding
1 is attached through the grooves 8 and 10 which are provided in
the windshield molding fixing member 6. One end of the windshield
molding 1 as snugly inserted in the groove 8 is bent so as to
correspond with the bent engaging portion 9 formed at the inner end
of the groove 8, and is engaged with the engaging portion 9 to be
restrained from coming off.
The second embodiment will now be described with reference to FIGS.
5 to 7. The windshield glass interposing member 5 has a corrugated
windshield glass supporting portion 22 which abuts against one side
surface of the windshield glass 2, windshield glass supporting
portions 20 and 21 which abut against an end surface of the
windshield glass 2, a bracket 13 which extends from the windshield
glass supporting portions 20 and 21, and a snug fit portion 14
which is formed in the shape of a curl at the fore end of the
bracket 13. Further, it has a pressing piece 19 which is formed by
cutting and raising a part of the bracket 13. (Refer to FIG.
7.)
The windshield molding fixing member 6 has a groove 7 which snugly
fits the snug fit portion 14 provided in the windshield glass
interposing member 5, an engaging portion 9 which serves to attach
the windshield molding 1, and a pressing portion 17 which abuts
against the surface of the windshield glass 2 (Refer to FIG.
6).
The assembly of the second embodiment made up of the above
constituent elements will be explained with reference to FIG. 5.
The windshield glass 2 is interposed or held between the windshield
glass interposing member 5 and the windshield molding fixing member
6 at suitable intervals along the peripheral edge thereof. That is,
the windshield molding fixing member 6 is snugly fixed through its
groove 7 to the snug fit portion 14 which is provided in the
windshield glass interposing member 5. Thus, the pressing piece 19
is snugly inserted into a slot 18 in the inner surface of the press
fit portion 12 and presses the portion 12 downwards. Accordingly,
the pressing portion 17 turns towards the outside surface of the
windshield glass 2 with the fulcrum at the snug fit portion 7, the
windshield glass 2 is interposed or held between the pressing
portion 17 and the corrugated windshield glass supporting portion
22 formed in the windshield glass interposing member 5, and the end
surface of the windshield glass 2 is supported by the windshield
glass supporting portions 20 and 21. The state of interposition of
the windshield glass 2 is substantially the same aspect as in the
case of sandwiching it in the sandwiching portion 15 in the first
embodiment. The windshield glass 2 and the window frame 3 are fixed
by the bonding agent 4.
Futher, the windshield molding 1 has the lower end snugly inserted
in the groove 8 of the windshield molding fixing member 6 and held
in engagement with the engaging portion 9. The upper end is
inserted into the interspace between the pressing portion 17 and
the windshield glass 2 and is pressedly secured to the surface of
the windshield glass 2.
Also in the case of the second embodiment, the bracket 13 acts
owing to the elasticity to absorb the mounting dimensional error
and to pressedly fix the press fit portion 12 of the windshield
molding fixing member 6 to the window frame 3.
The third and fourth embodiments will now be described with
reference to FIGS. 8 to 11. As illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9, the
third embodiment is such that the shape of the windshield molding
fixing member 6 of the first embodiment is altered. More
specifically, the groove 10 in the windshield molding fixing member
6 of the first embodiment as shown in FIG. 3 is done away with, and
the pressing portion 17 which abuts against the surface of the
windshield glass 2 is formed. As illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11,
the fourth embodiment is such that, in the windshield molding
fixing member 6 of the second embodiment, the pressing portion 17
is done away with, while the groove 10 for fixing the windshield
molding is formed.
The fifth embodiment of the device of this invention will now be
described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 16.
In FIGS. 12 to 14, a windshield glass interposing member (for
interposing or holding the windshield glass between this member and
a windshield molding fixing member to be stated below) 5a consists
of a sandwiching portion 15 which is so shaped as to embrace the
end part of the windshield glass 2, and an elastic bracket 13 which
is made by cutting and raising a side part of the sandwiching
portion 15 and which has a snug fit portion 14 formed by curling
the fore end of the bracket 13. A windshield molding fixing member
6a is molded of an elastic material, and is provided with two
grooves 8 and 10 for fixing the windshield molding 1, a groove 7
adapted to snugly fit the snug fit portion 14 of the sandwiching
member 5a, and a press fit portion 12 capable of elastic
deformation. The lower one 8 of the grooves for fixing the
windshield molding 1 should desirably be formed with an engaging
portion 9 with its inner end bent.
The windshield glass interposing member 5a is provided, by cutting
and raising parts of the sandwiching portion 15, with a pair of
holding portions 25 which abut against both sides of the windshield
molding fixing member 6a and in which longitudinal guide grooves 23
are formed. Further, supporting arms 24 which slidably penetrate
through the guide holes 23 of the holding portions 25 are
protrusively provided to protrude on both the sides of the
windshield molding fixing member 6a.
FIGS. 15 and 16 illustrate a design modification of the fifth
embodiment. As shown in FIG. 16, a windshield interposing member 5n
is provided with a pair of hook-shaped embracing and keeping
portions 25' by cutting and raising parts of the sandwiching
portion 15. As shown in FIG. 15, a windshield molding fixing member
6b is protrusively provided with abutting portions 24' on both
sides thereof instead of the supporting arms 24 shown in FIG.
13.
The aspect of assemblage with the structure of the fifth embodiment
will be explained. In order to attach a required number of
windshield glass interposing members 5a to the peripheral edge of
the windshield glass 2 at suitable intervals, the sandwiching
portions 15 formed in the interposing members 5a are snugly put on
the peripheral edge of the windshield glass 2. Subsequently, the
interposing members 5a are set on the window frame 3 and are fixed
by the bonding agent 4. Thereafter, the windshield molding fixing
member 6a is snugly fixed through the groove 7 provided therein to
the snug fit portion 14 at the fore end of the bracket 13 of the
interposing member 5a, and the supporting arms 24 on both the sides
of the fixing member 6a are caused to penetrate into the guide
holes 23 of the holding portions 25, thereby to allow the
windshield molding fixing member 6a to slide in the longitudinal
direction of the guide holes 23 and to restrain it from moving in
the direction perpendicular thereto by the holding portions 25. It
is also possible that the interposing member 5a to which the
windshield molding fixing member 6a is snugly fixed before fixing
the windshield glass 2 to the window frame 3 by the bonding agent 4
is snugly put on the peripheral edge of the windshield glass 2.
In the fifth embodiment, the dimensional error at the attachment of
the windshield molding fixing member 6a and the dimensional
dispersions of the windshield glass 2 and the window frame 1 are
absorbed by the elasicity of the bracket 13 and the sliding of the
supporting arms 24 in the guide holes 23, and therewith, the
windshield molding fixing member 6a is perfectly restrained and
held by the guide holes 23 as well as the supporting arms 24 so as
to be incapable of floating away from the surface of the windshield
glass 2. As the result, the press fit portion 12 situated at one
end of the windshield molding fixing member 6a is pressedly secured
to the surface of the window frame 3 by the elastic force of the
bracket 13 of the interposing member 5a, and the state of
attachment is firmly held by the elastic deformation of the press
fit portion 12 itself.
Further, the windshield molding fixing member 6a abuts against the
outside surface of the windshield glass 2 at the upper end thereof
and urges the windshield glass 2 in the bonding direction.
The windshield molding 1 is attached to the windshield molding
fixing member 6a thus secured. That is, the windshield molding 1 is
brought into engagement with the grooves 8 and 10 which are
provided in the windshield molding fixing member 6a. The shape of
the windshield molding fixing member 6a to which the windshield
molding 1 is attached is as follows. The windshield molding 1 is
bent so as to correspond to the bent engaging portion 9 formed at
the inner end of the groove 8, whereby it is held in engagement
with the engaging portion 9 and is restrained from coming off.
Alternatively, the groove 8 is formed so that, by bringing the
windshield molding 1 into engagement with the groove 10 at the fore
end of the windshield molding fixing member 6a, the elasticity of
the windshield molding fixing member 6a itself may act like a wedge
against the coming-off of the windshield molding 1.
Also in the design modification of the fifth embodiment as shown in
FIGS. 15 and 16, the mutual sliding is enabled by the engagement
between the abutting portion 24' and the embracing and keeping
portion 25', and the windshield molding fixing member 6b is
restrained so as to prevent its upper end from floating away from
the outside surface of the windshield glass 2.
As set forth above, according to the device of this invention, the
windshield molding is mounted by the snug insertion in the grooves
of the windshield molding fixing member. Therefore, the windshield
molding is quite free from its contact with the window frame and
the body surface, to prevent the contact noises and the flaws and
attendant rust.
Owing to the engagement of the windshield molding with the engaging
portion of the groove, the state of attachment is securely held. A
further advantage is that the windshield glass is perfectly checked
from floating off.
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